Modulation of protease expression by the transcription factor Ptx1/PITX regulates protein quality control during aging

Autor: Jianqin Jiao, Michelle Curley, Flavia A. Graca, Maricela Robles-Murguia, Abbas Shirinifard, David Finkelstein, Beisi Xu, Yiping Fan, Fabio Demontis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 42, Iss 1, Pp 111970- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111970
Popis: Summary: Protein quality control is important for healthy aging and is dysregulated in age-related diseases. The autophagy-lysosome and ubiquitin-proteasome are key for proteostasis, but it remains largely unknown whether other proteolytic systems also contribute to maintain proteostasis during aging. Here, we find that expression of proteolytic enzymes (proteases/peptidases) distinct from the autophagy-lysosome and ubiquitin-proteasome systems declines during skeletal muscle aging in Drosophila. Age-dependent protease downregulation undermines proteostasis, as demonstrated by the increase in detergent-insoluble poly-ubiquitinated proteins and pathogenic huntingtin-polyQ levels in response to protease knockdown. Computational analyses identify the transcription factor Ptx1 (homologous to human PITX1/2/3) as a regulator of protease expression. Consistent with this model, Ptx1 protein levels increase with aging, and Ptx1 RNAi counteracts the age-associated downregulation of protease expression. Moreover, Ptx1 RNAi improves muscle protein quality control in a protease-dependent manner and extends lifespan. These findings indicate that proteases and their transcriptional modulator Ptx1 ensure proteostasis during aging.
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